Book Awards & Distinctions
for Yuko Shimizu
22 Total Book Awards
Barbed Wire Baseball (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2014
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Sports Selection, 2013
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, 2015-2024
History, Life, Culture in the Americas Selection, 2014
Original Art Medal, 2002-2024
New Talent Winner, 2013
Skipping Stones Honor Awards, 1994-2024
Multicultural and International Honor, 2014
The Cat Man of Aleppo (7)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2021
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2021
Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2024
Multicultural Selection, 2020
Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Winner, 2020
Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2024
Selection, 2021
Randolph Caldecott Medal, 1938-2024
Honor, 2021
Guardian of the Darkness (4)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2010
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2010
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2010
Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit (3)
ALSC Notable Children's Books, 1995-2024
Commended, 2009
Mildred L. Batchelder Award, 1997-2024
Winner, 2009
Outstanding International Books, 2006-2024
Grades 6-8 Selection, 2009
Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains (1)
Best Illustrated Children’s Books, 1952-2024
Selection, 2024